[c-nsp] Strange GEIP+ Error on 7507

[Rodney Dunn]

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 08:38:50PM -0700, Brian McMahon wrote:
> On Jun 24, 2006, at 12:07, Carlos Sean Kamtha wrote:
> 
> > %VIP4-80 RM7000-3-MSG: slot6 VIP-3-PROCMEM_ECC_SINGLEBIT_ERROR:  
> > Processor memory ECC single-bit exception addr = 40038000 data =  
> > 00B00000
> >
> > I have since did some digging and talked to cisco and all points to  
> > an issue with the card, so
> > now I have a new GEIP+ inserted, but I still have the same problem.
> >
> 
> But are you sure it's the GEIP+ and not the VIP?  Looks to me like  
> the message is from the VIP -- and it's talking about processor  
> memory ECC, which is discussed here:

A GEIP+ *is* a VIP. It's just a fixed PA VIP4-80 based board.

> 
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2643/ 
> products_tech_note09186a0080094b15.shtml#parityerrors
> 
> (Scroll down a bit to get to the ECC stuff.)
> 
> For that matter, are you sure things are broken at all?  ECC memory  
> is supposed to handle single-bit errors just fine.  Maybe it's just a  
> diagnostic message that used to be suppressed (or not triggered)?   

It's working or else that board would crash.

> (If something else happens that you haven't mentioned, like the whole  
> box reloads every time this message appears, well then never mind. ;-)

You could safely ignore it but if it's happening that much it's probably a good
idea to just get it fixed. If it were to turn in to a double bit error it would
crash.

> 
> How often do you see this message, anyway?
> 
> -- 
> Brian McMahon <brian dot mcmahon at cabrillo dot edu>
> Computer Networking and System Administration Instructor
> Cabrillo College, Aptos, California
> 
> 
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